Good morning, Santa Rosa.

Sonoma County’s Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation program has 19 licensed chefs serving diverse dishes like Fijian curries and Cajun seafood boils, while the county is waiving its $1,000 permit fee until the end of August (70% of operators are women, nearly 80% are people of color).

The region's two largest wine trade groups have announced they will merge next January to form Sonoma County Wine after months of task force talks and strong member support.

Upcoming local wine events will transfer to the new organization (the separate philanthropic foundations remain independent).

A California sea lion rescued from the Petaluma River was euthanized after experts confirmed it suffered from domoic acid poisoning.

Officials note this isolated incident (a similar case occurred last summer) does not indicate a current algae outbreak and advise keeping 150 feet away from any sick marine mammals.

County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Deva Marie Proto reported that Sonoma County’s property assessment roll reached nearly 132 billion dollars—a four percent rise from last year as of January 1.

Assessed value notices are online + property owners have until Nov. 30 to file appeals.

Sonoma State University canceled a press conference set to explain the fate of its sports programs and said more time is needed for deliberation and fact-gathering.

Local sports fans remain in suspense (after last year's elimination of all 11 NCAA Division II teams) as the university faces NCAA deadlines.